The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 31, 2082
Waxing Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1972
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.65° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.31° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.